In addition to the suggested blue links, you can click on the book covers for a description, reviewer/ reader comments, and other of the author's books (at Amazon.com). The blue outside links do change; these links were checked 11/09/00.

Goleman, Daniel - author of the influential "Emotional Intelligence." His later book "Working with Emotional Intelligence," cited in this web siteseveral times, provides much more supporting data.

Herrnstein and Murray - authors of a controversial book on IQ, "The Bell Curve," cited in this web site (showing the value of non-IQ traits)

Hill, Napoleon - author of books on success. Hill's suggestions for an attractive personality in his posthumous "Keys to Success" were partially verified by SQ surveys and are cited in this web site.

Reasoner, Robert - started self-esteem programs in schools. See his comments on the use of SQ.His book "Building Self-Esteem in Secondary Schools" is relevant, but unfortunately out of print. For a list of his positions, books, and articles see http://www.selfesteem.org>(then click NASE, click History, click Robert Reasoner)

Sternberg, Robert - Yale professor doing research into what makes for success. His recent book "Successful Intelligence" is quite relevant to this web site. See Sternberg's comments on SQ., Gardner and Goleman.

Stanley, Thomas - author of the #1 NY Times bestseller "The Millionaire Next Door" and more recently "The Millionaire Mind," cited twice in this web site for its research on traits that have led to economic success and loving one's career.

Stoltz, Paul - author of "Adversity Quotient," a factor in the ambition part of success, and cited in this web site.